Waxing crescent moon Emoji
Travel
A dark sphere with a thin, bright sliver of light illuminating its right edge. It depicts the moon during its first visible stage after a new moon, as it begins its transition toward a full cycle.
Usage Context
Used to represent nighttime, evening plans, or the passage of time. It is a common shorthand for sleep or celestial events and pairs naturally with other lunar phases like the full moon or the new moon to illustrate the progression of a month or a countdown.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this emoji originated from early Japanese mobile carrier sets. It was designed to help users quickly communicate evening schedules or late-night messages without typing out full sentences, reflecting the shorthand habits prevalent in early 2000s SMS culture.
Details
Glyph
🌒
Unicode
U+1F312
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f312:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory sky & weather
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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